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ATC Held Responsible in 2023 Stuttgart Near-Miss Between THY and SunExpress Aircraft

A final report published on 10 March 2026 concluded that air traffic control (ATC) was responsible for a loss of separation incident that occurred on 23 October 2023 at Stuttgart Airport. The event involved a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200 (registration TC-JSZ) preparing for departure to Istanbul and a SunExpress Boeing 737-800 (registration TC-SOR) approaching the same runway for landing after…